Ìsimi ọdún Àjíǹde tó kọjá dùn púpọ̀ nitori mo lọ lo ìsimi náà pẹ̀lú ẹ̀gbọ́n Bàbá mi àti ẹbí rẹ ni ilú Èkó.

Èkó jinà si ilú mi nitori a pẹ́ púpọ̀ ninú ọkọ̀ elérò ti àwọn òbí mi fi mi si ni idikọ̀ ni Ìkàrẹ́-Àkókó ni ipinlẹ̀ Ondó.  Lára ilú ti mo ri ni ọ̀nà ni Ọ̀wọ̀, Àkúrẹ́, Ilé-Ifẹ̀ àti Ìbàdàn.  A dúró lati ra àkàrà ni ìyànà Iléṣà.  Ẹ̀gbọ́n Bàbá mi àti ìyàwó rẹ̀ wa pàdé mi ni idikọ̀ ni Ọjọta ni Èkó lati gbémi dé ilé wọn.

Èkó tóbi púpọ̀, ilé gogoro pọ̀, ọkọ̀ oriṣiriṣi náà pọ̀ rẹpẹtẹ ju ti ilú mi lọ.  Ilé ẹ̀gbọ́n Bàbá mi tóbi púpọ̀.  Wọ́n fún èmi nikan ni yàrá.  Yàrá mi dára púpọ̀, ó ni ilé-ìwẹ̀ àti ilé-ìgbẹ́ ti rẹ̀ lọ́tọ̀.

Ojojúmọ́ ni ẹ̀gbọ́n bàbá mi àti ìyàwó rẹ̀ ngbé mi jade lọ si oriṣiriṣi ibi ni Èkó.  Ni ọjọ́ Ẹtì (Jimọ) Olóyin wọ́n gbé mi lọ si ilé-ìjọ́sìn, ẹsin ọjọ náà fa ìrònú nitori wọn ṣe eré bi wọn ṣe kan Jésù mọ́gi, ṣùgbọ́n ni ọjọ́ Aj̀íǹde, èrò ti ó múra dáradára pọ̀ ni ilé-ìjọsìn, ẹ̀sìn dùn gidigidi.  Mo wọ̀ lára aṣọ tuntun ti ìyàwó ẹ̀gbọ́n Bàbá mi rà fún mi fún ọdún Àjíǹde.  Lati ilé-ìjọ́sìn ọmọdé, àwa ọmọdé jó wọ ilé-ìjọ́sìn  àwọn àgbàlagbà.  Wọn fún gbogbo wa ni oúnjẹ (ìrẹsì àti itan adìyẹ ti ó tóbi) lẹhin isin.  Ni ọjọ́ Ajé, ọjọ́ keji Àjíǹde, a lọ si etí òkun lati lọ gba afẹ́fẹ́.  Ẹ̀rù omi nlá náà bà mi lakọkọ, ṣùgbọ́n nitori èrò àti àwọn ọmọdé pọ̀ léti òkun, nkò bẹ̀rù mọ.  A jẹ oriṣiriṣi oúnjẹ, a jó, mo si tún gun ẹsin leti òkun.

Lẹhin ọ̀sẹ̀ meji ti ilé-iwé ti fẹ́ wọlé, ẹ̀gbọ́n Bàbá mi àti ìyàwó rẹ̀ gbé mi padà lọ si idikọ̀ lati padà si ilú mi pẹ̀lú ẹ̀bún oriṣiriṣi lati fún ará ile.  Inú mi bàjẹ́, kò wù mi lati padà, mo ké nitori mo gbádùn Èkó gidigidi.

ENGLISH TRANSLATION

I really had a nice time during the last Easter/Spring holiday because I spent the holiday with my paternal uncle (my father’s older brother) and his family in Lagos.

Lagos is a very big city, with many tall buildings, so much various vehicles than in my home town.  My uncle’s house is very big.  I was given a room to myself.  My room had a bathroom and toilet of its own.

My father and mother took me to Ikare-Akoko garage in Ondo State where I boarded public transport to Lagos and from that experience, I discovered that Lagos is so far from my home town.  Among the towns I saw on the way were, Owo, Akure, Ile-Ife and Ibadan.  We stopped over at Ilesa junction to buy bean fritters. My uncle and his wife were at hand at Ojota motor-park in Lagos to drive me to their home.

Every day, my uncle and his wife took me on a visit to various places in Lagos.  On Good Friday, I was taken to church, the service was a sober one as a play on the crucifixion of Jesus was acted, but on Easter Sunday, the service was beautiful as there were many gaily dressed people in the church. I wore one of the newly clothes my uncle’s wife bought for me for Easter celebration.  From the Sunday school, we as children joined the main church with dancing.  At the end of the church service we were all served food (containing rice and big chicken lap).  On Easter Monday (known as Galilee), we went for picnic at the beach.  At first I was afraid of seeing such a large expanse of body of water, but later as I noticed that there were many people including children at the beach, my fear was gone.  We ate different types of food, we danced and I rode a horse at the beach.

The school holiday was almost over, after two weeks, my uncle and his wife took me back to the bus terminal with various gifts for people at my home town.  I was sad, I did not want to go back to my home town because I had so much fun in Lagos.

Originally posted 2018-06-15 19:28:13. Republished by Blog Post Promoter